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Author:

Conchas, Gilberto Q.

Title:

Small schools and urban youth : using the power of school culture to engage students / Gilberto Q. Conchas, Louie F. Rodriguez ; foreword by Hugh "Bud" Mehan.

Publisher:

Corwin Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xxviii, 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Education, Urban--Oakland--Oakland--Case studies.
Education, Urban--Boston--Boston--Case studies.
Urban youth--Education (Secondary)--Oakland--Oakland--Case studies.
Urban youth--Education (Secondary)--Boston--Boston--Case studies.
Small schools--Oakland--Oakland--Case studies.
Small schools--Boston--Boston--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Rodriguez, Louie F.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.

Contents:

Digging beneath the layers of school reform: size, culture, and personalization -- California career academies: how structure and culture create optimism among low-income urban youth -- Structuring competition and teamwork: reproducing the status quo and challenging inequality side by side -- The case of Boston: how small schools forge academic and relational possibilities in the urban context -- Beneath school structure: how school culture shapes relational and academic engagement of urban high school students in Boston -- Beyond school size: toward a critical understanding of school culture.

ISBN:

1412939348 (pbk.)
9781412939348 (pbk.)
141293933X (cloth)
9781412939331 (cloth)

LCCN:

2007004788

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)